La Porte IGCC Plant

In September 2008, NRG Texas Power LLC submitted an air permit application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for a 550MW IGCC facility in La Porte, TX.

According to an April 2009 update by the Sierra Club, the air permit application is still pending. Before the permitting process for the coal plant can go forward, the TCEQ must first issue a plant wide applicability limit (PAL) quantifying emissions from the existing natural gas-fired units on site.

Citing economic conditions, NRG Texas Power officially rescinded its application for an air permit for the La Porte plant on August 31, 2009.

Project Details
Sponsor:NRG Texas Power LLC Location: La Porte, TX Capacity: 550 MW Type: IGCC Projected in service: Status: Cancelled

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